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Rutland is a small town of 2,019 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Worcester, MA and 47 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,019people
$407kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
63"Snow
233Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,019
- Part of a metro area
- About 683 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Providence, RI
- 10 mi to Worcester, MA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,564/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ORH airport
- 48 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 226 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk